1896. No Edition Remarks. 145 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Book has a fairly strong odour. Pages are rough cut. Pages are bright with light tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks and creases along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Slight tearing to contents page and following page. Pencil inscription on front paste-down. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean and bow. Light mottling to front board.